I'm past the 12,000 mark at least. Should've been past the 13,000 mark, but I just haven't been feeling well.

But anyway, right now I'm working on a fun little dream sequence. It's fun to write and sort of throws itself back to the feel of the introduction, with the more vibrant descriptions and the more positive atmosphere (although, generally speaking, I have a fairly romanticized view of ancient Rome that contributed to such descriptions in the introduction). It's a nice break from the bleak world of the 1880's, at least during the early Spring with all the sleeping trees and piles of whitestuff.